Bag-holder



`(No Modl.)

I. STEENROD.

ABAG HOLDER.

Patented Jan. 19,1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRVIN STEENROD, OF UNION CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAG-HOLDER.

:SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,482, dated January19, 1826.

Application filed-October 13, 1885. Serial No. 179,803. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IRvIN STEENROD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Union City, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bag-holders; and it consists in certainimprovements in the construction thereof, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

My device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, as follows:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection through the standard, with other parts in elevation.

The construction is as follows:

A is the base. The standard is formed of the parts B, C, and D, of whichB and C are tubular. The part B receives the part G and the part Creceives the part D telescopically.

F is the spiral spring, contained in the tube B, and the tube C rests onit and is supported by it. The part D can be adjusted and secured at anyheight in the part C by the binding-screw c. The part D is provided with3o arms E E, on which the bag is held, said arms being of such a form asto hold the mouth of the bag open. On the arms E are hooks e e c, overwhich the edge of the bag-mouth is turned, and by which it is kept inplace.

In using this device the part D is adjusted so the arms E will hold thebag at full length, with its bottom resting on the base A; or it may beheld a little up from the base when first put on, andas soon as alittlegrain is thrown in it will depress the spring F and rest upon the base.The spring serves to give a ileXible support to the bag, and holds it upin proper shape. It also obviates the necessity of taking care, inputting a bag onto the arms, to have the bottom of the bag on the oor orbase.

What I claim as new is* In a bag-holder, the combination, substantiallyas set forth, of the parts B, C, and D,

telescoping together, as shown, the spring F l in the part B, supportingthe part C, means,

substantially. as shown, for adjusting the part D in the part C, and thearms- E E on the part D.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRVIN STEENROD.

Witnesses: f

F. B. WHIPPLE, RoB'r. H. PORTER.

